Example sentences of "may be [verb] [prep] some " in BNC.
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| 1 | This may be caused to some extent by the general abstractness of the language ; but it is also a matter of the kinds of syntactic presentation and complexity that James favours : ( i ) Just as he seems to avoid calling a spade a spade , so James seems to avoid putting first things first . |
| 2 | The form of this function may be discovered in some , but not all , cases by experiment . |
| 3 | For example , UNCLASSIFIED and RESTRICTED may be defined by some organisations to be suitable for microfiching . |
| 4 | Certainly no generalisation can be made except that the successful diffusion of the knowledge of soil conserving practices is often one essential change that is required — even although the knowledge may be possessed by some cultivators already . |
| 5 | Although CSP epitope variation may be limited in some regions , the extensive polymorphism seen in Africa will be difficult to encompass in multivalent vaccines . |
| 6 | Furthermore , a course in Britain may be regarded by some as a reward for senior staff , whilst a course in the south would attract only those appropriate for it . |
| 7 | This may be achieved by some clause in the guarantee such as ‘ Apart from his obligations under the terms of this guarantee , the manufacturer shall not be liable for any loss howsoever arising . ’ |
| 8 | Alternatively , or in addition , the manager 's performance may be assessed against some criteria after a reasonable period has elapsed . |
| 9 | These other offences do not cover all eventualities , and , moreover , it may be argued with some force that child sexual abuse at home ought to be labelled separately . |
| 10 | Other researchers express more cautious optimism as they point out that the carbon dioxide fertilization effect may be offset in some regions by changes in climate . |
| 11 | Such kinds of nationalism , which may be strengthened in some cases by the dominance of a particular religion , are not , in their most intense form , generally conducive to the development of a liberal democratic society , as may be seen from certain current trends in Eastern Europe . |
| 12 | Correspondingly , the two eddy types in Figs. 21.10 and 21.11 may be related in some way rather than occurring independently . |
| 13 | Research in biotechnology will continue , although controls may be imposed in some areas . |
| 14 | Brave Oates , who was born and raised in Mellor 's Putney constituency , told Scott as he left : ‘ I may be gone for some time . ’ |
| 15 | Last night the feeling at Westminster was that Mellor resembled him in only one respect — he may be gone for some time , too . |
| 16 | However , in group care situations , particularly in special units , individuals may be placed at some risk when left among people who also have severe problem behaviour . |
| 17 | Our clinical findings suggest that the neuronal disorder may be compensated to some degree because the intestines are richly innervated . |
| 18 | Compaq Computer Corp says it expects its move into direct sales to generate up to 10% of its US revenues this year , and may be expanded to some foreign markets later this year : total US sales amounted to about $1,700m in 1992 , Compaq said . |
| 19 | Such a course is often open to the construction that nuclear weapons may be developed at some later stage , as at least a secondary objective . |
| 20 | Lloyd 's deputy chairman Richard Hazell 's £155 million Syndicate 190 , hit by pollution claims , is contemplating going into ‘ run off ’ , though ‘ no decision may be made for some time ’ , says underwriter John Weatherall . |
| 21 | Lloyd 's deputy chairman Richard Hazell 's £155 million Syndicate 190 , hit by pollution claims , is contemplating going into ‘ run off ’ , though ‘ no decision may be made for some time ’ , says underwriter John Weatherall . |
| 22 | Comparison may be made between some of Eysenck 's findings and those of Michael Schofield . |
| 23 | There is , however , a somewhat earlier use of the terms and in another document in the Topkapi Sarayi archives which may be dated with some certainty to 929–30/1523 and which lists , and in most cases gives short biographies of , the ulema then holding or in line for the various offices of the learned profession in " the of eastern and western Anadolu as well as all the of Syria and Egypt " . |
| 24 | The downgradings in the sector may be justified on some housebuilders , but others look severely undervalued at current levels . |
| 25 | Therefore they must be vigilant to ensure that any advice or document-passing with legal advisers for which legal professional privilege may be sought at some stage is done with external legal advisers . |
| 26 | Such things may be seen by some as the inevitable watering down of the faith ; that the alternative to fundamentalism is a blurring of the lines and the inability of the Church to address the world . |
| 27 | A further problem for the Church is that it may be seen by some people as a stepping-stone to a political career . |
| 28 | There are tables and anecdotes to satisfy the enthusiast ( the list of vehicles may be seen by some as excessive ) and also lessons for the contemporary practitioner . |
| 29 | Although young children ( say , from eighteen months to six years ) can be quarrelsome ( as we shall see in chapter 8 ) , pro-social actions may be seen in some 10–20 per cent of all social contacts . |
| 30 | Political power may be decentralized to some extent , made more democratic , involve the active participation of larger numbers of people , become less directly coercive , but there seems to be no ground upon which to base a theory of the total ‘ withering away ’ of the state and the whole political sphere . |